Report: PlayStation Phone running Android 3, out by Oct

A flood of details about a rumored Sony Ericsson phone running Android 3 and …

The Sony "PlayStation Phone" has been rumored for some time, but Engadget is claiming to have the exclusive first details on both the hardware and the software of the upcoming product. While nothing has been confirmed—everyone is citing anonymous sources while talking about the phone—the information is oddly specific... not to mention exciting.

Engadget's mockup of the rumored device

The device is said to resemble a PSP Go, or a phone that opens in landscape mode to reveal gaming controls instead of a physical keyboard. There is a directional pad, a touch area for analog controls, and standard face and shoulder buttons. "The phone has a large display, described as being between 3.7 and 4.1 inches with WVGA or better resolution, a 5 megapixel camera that we're told might not be final, and it'll likely have a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU on board," Engadget says.

The phone is said to be running Gingerbread with a custom, phone-specific skin, and will be able to play a variety of classic PlayStation and PlayStation Portable games digitally. It makes sense, in a way: this would give Sony another way to monetize its existing portable gaming content, and Google's mobile platform would get a powerful portable gaming boost. Apple is known for its iPhone games, but thus far the Android platform has not enjoyed the same level of support for gaming.

Engadget speculates the phone could be released as early as October, so hopefully confirmation is coming soon.